SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 201D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting after the definition of “Attending physician” the following definition:-

“Attending nurse practitioner”, the nurse practitioner who is authorized to practice as such under regulations promulgated pursuant to section 80B of chapter 112, selected by or assigned to a patient, who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient, in whatever setting medical diagnosis or treatment is rendered. Where more than one nurse practitioner shares such responsibility, any such nurse practitioner may act as the attending nurse practitioner.

SECTION 2. Section 5 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 23, the following words:- or nurse practitioner.

SECTION 3. Section 6 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the words “attending physician”, in lines 4 through 5, 7, 11, 12 through 13, and 36, each time they appear, the following words:- or attending nurse practitioner.

SECTION 4. Said section 6 of said chapter 201D shall be further amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 17, the following words:- or nurse practitioner.

SECTION 5. Section 7 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 11 and 14, each time it appears, the following words:- or nurse practitioner.

SECTION 6. Said section 7 of said chapter 201D shall be further amended by inserting after the words “attending physician”, in lines 17 through 18, the following words:- or attending nurse practitioner.

SECTION 7. Section 13 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the words “attending physician”, in line 2, the following words:- or attending nurse practitioner.

SECTION 8. Section 14 of said chapter 201D shall be amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 2 through 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 13 through 14, each time it appears, the following words:- or nurse practitioner.